Endemol Shine Group has extended the deals of Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, toppers at The Real Housewives Of Atlanta prodco Truly Original. The agreement will see the duo remain co-presidents and co-CEOs of the unscripted TV production company, which was originally founded as True Entertainment in 2000. The company was acquired by Endemol in […]
Endemol Shine Group’s US-based producer Truly Original has appointed former Paramount Network exec Chachi Senior as its head of development. Based in LA and New York, Senior will oversee and run the Truly Original creative development roster for all platforms and across all content genres, including documentary, reality, formats, competition and podcasts. Senior will work […]
Lorraine Haughton-Lawson has been promoted to senior vice president of programming at Truly Original, the company has announced. Truly Original, which is owned by Endemol Shine North America, has scored recent successes with Deal or No Deal and The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Co-CEOs Steven Weinstock and Glenda Hersh said the promotion reflected Haughton-Lawson’s hard […]
As the reach and seriousness of Russia’s state sponsored activities continues to make headlines across the world, Truly Original is partnering with a leading investigative journalist to look into the murky world of espionage and murder. Bryan Burrough (pictured), writer of groundbreaking business expose Barbarians at the Gate and the recently adapted Public Enemies, will […]
Truly Original has hired Stephen Mintz as VP for programming & development. Mintz will join the creative team led by EVP of programming, Lauren Eskelin, and EVP of development, Bryan Hale. He will work across a slate of long-running franchises including The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Ink Master and Vanity Fair Confidential. Steven Weinstock and […]
A pair of execs have been promoted at New York-based Truly Original following the merger of the merger of Endemol Shine North America prodcos True Entertainment and Original Media. Bryan Hale has been elevated from senior VP and head of West Coast at True to executive VP of development at Truly Original, while Nikki Borrelli […]
Endemol Shine North America’s New York-based prodcos True Entertainment and Original Media are merging into a fully-integrated entity. The new company, Truly Original, will remain a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America, with Emmy award-winning producers Glenda Hersh (left) and Steven Weinstock (below right) as co-presidents and co-CEOs. Truly Original will maintain the creative labels […]
